In early 2020, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced their intention to work hand-in-hand to create a joint top class for Endurance racing. The three parties have now come to an agreement on the technical specifications for the new category. This agreement means […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 18, 2021) – The historic 60th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA, North America’s most prestigious sports car race that is the ultimate test of endurance, speed and skill for world-class competition, will be held on Jan. 29-30, 2022 at Daytona International Speedway to open the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. “We […]
LEXINGTON, Ohio – Ricky Taylor found himself in a tense, make that intense, situation before claiming the overall win in Sunday’s Acura Sports Car Challenge Presented by the TLX Type S at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Taylor, who was at the wheel of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 DPi, was quickly running […]
After struggling for two days to find speed in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling/JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi-V.R – and without a properly functioning rear wing at the end of the race – Sebastien Bourdais found just enough pace Saturday night to lead his team to an improbable victory. When the top element of the rear […]
DPi DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Filipe Albuquerque suspected something was amiss with his closest competitor near the end of the race. He was right. Albuquerque watched in his mirrors and heard his team’s reaction over the radio Sunday when Renger van der Zande was forced to pit with a flat right rear tire with 7 minutes, […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The wait may have been shorter than normal, but the anticipation is greater than ever as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship embarks on its 2021 season, beginning with its hallmark event, the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Forty-nine entries filled with international racing stars – 49 of whom have at least one Rolex […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Rain and a penalty didn’t create any problems Sunday for Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani. Relegated to a sixth-place starting position after their No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi V.R failed technical inspection Saturday night for being underweight, the duo rallied to win the inaugural Motul Pole Award 100, which determined the […]
Audi is facing one of the greatest challenges in motorsport: The brand with the four rings will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 with an innovative prototype. The alternative drive concept combines an electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter for the first […]
Fresh off a compelling if relatively straightforward, two-class GT race at VIR, we were treated to a veritable three-ring circus at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, what with Daytona Prototype international (DPi), GT Le Mans (GTLM) and GT Daytona (GTD) going down to the final lap before the finishing orders were decided. Sure the 11th hour […]
IMSA President John Doonan detailed a number of significant news items for the 2021 season during his first State of the Sport presentation this afternoon. IMSA’s State of the Sport has traditionally provided the calendar for the upcoming season. Doonan’s presentation was no exception, with 2021 provisional schedules unveiled for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, […]
